Market Researcher Explains the Lure of Peer Pressure

Martin Lindstrom, a former market research expert and author of Brandwashed, argues that advertisers know something that human beings have in common with ...

Many Cultures Still Don't Have a Word for Boredom

Science writer Winifred Gallagher argues that what we call boredom (which she defines as "the unpleasant sense that there is nothing that interests ...

Why Athletes Can Lose and Still Thank God

Most athletes believe that god/fate is on their side …. Indeed, when they win a championship, talk of "destiny" fills the postgame locker ...

Father Learns to Enter the World of His Autistic Son

In an episode from the TV show Parenthood (season 1, episode 2), the characters Adam and Kristina Braverman have come to realize that there's something ...

Fears of Divorce Drive Young Adults to Avoid Marriage

A 2011 research study on single men and women aged 18-36 found widespread fears about divorce—even among those whose parents hadn't divorced. ...

The Addictive Nature of Online or Video Games

In his book Brandwashed, marketing guru turned consumer advocate Martin Lindstrom argues that online or video-based games can be "extraordinarily ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Models Christian Civility

If anyone had a right to unleash an uncivil, scathing … attack on his opponents, it was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is hard for [many people ...

Scholar Warns That Faith and Truth Belong Together

Vishal Mangalwadi, a Christian scholar from India, shared the following story after visiting America:

In November, 2011, I visited two classes at a Christian ...

Comedian Louis C. K. on Faith Without Works

Comedian Louis C.K. says the following about faith without works:

I have a lot of beliefs .… And I live by none of them. That's just the way ...

1950's-Era Planned Parenthood Booklet Proclaims "The Gift of Life"

A pamphlet published in 1951 titled The Gift of Life contains some traditional advice about human sexuality and the sanctity of life. For instance, the ...